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African conflicts and informal power
2012
Overview
In the aftermath of an armed conflict in Africa, the international community both produces and demands from local partners a variety of blueprints for reconstructing state and society. The aim is to re-formalize the state after what is viewed as a period of fragmentation. In reality, African economies and polities are very much informal in character, with informal actors, including so-called Big Men, often using their positions in the formal structure as a means to reach their own goals. Through a variety of in-depth case studies, including the DRC, Sierra Leone and Liberia, this comprehensive volume shows how important informal political and economic networks are in many of the continent’s conflict areas. Moreover, it demonstrates that without a proper understanding of the impact of these networks, attempts to formalize African states, particularly those emerging from wars, will be in vain.
Publisher
Zed Books,NBN International,The Nordic Africa Institute and Zed Books (Bloomsbury),Bloomsbury Publishing,Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
Subject
/ Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1960
/ Africa -- Economic conditions -- 1960- -- Case studies
/ Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960
/ Africa -- Politics and government -- 1960- -- Case studies
/ African Politics and International Relations
/ Conflict
/ Networks
/ Post-conflict reconstruction
/ Power
/ Power (Social sciences) -- Africa
/ Power (Social sciences) -- Africa -- Case studies
/ State
ISBN
1350218138, 9781350218130, 9781848138827, 1848138822, 9781780328841, 9781848138834, 1848138830, 9781848138841, 1848138849, 1848138857, 9781848138858
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